Away from the roar of rallies and the sharp edges of televised clashes, the former president’s silence in that Washington room carried an unexpected charge. The absence of performance revealed a different kind of presence—one defined less by dominance than by the gravity of memory, consequence, and possibility. For a few suspended moments, the usual [...]
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A Pontiff Defined by Humility and Reform From the moment he first appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in March 2013, Jorge Mario Bergoglio—chosen as Francis in homage to Saint Francis of Assisi—signaled a break from centuries of papal pomp. He made his residence in the modest Casa Santa Marta, declined the traditional [...]
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